Our client has been operating in South Africa for nearly a century and are part of a global organisation. They pride themselves on delivering world-class products and services to the core markets they serve. They are looking for a Network and Infrastructure Manager to be based in the IT department in JHB. The role requires cross functional interaction and the successful incumbent will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence in supporting a vast array of platforms. Responsibilities will include providing day-to-day support for platform and network operation requests; maintaining and supporting all network hardware, including switches, firewalls, and access points; installing, configuring and troubleshooting HPE Servers, Windows Server (2008R2 – 2016), Hyper-V Platform, and MS SQL Server; and continuously monitoring the capacity and performance of the company's IT resources network, servers, storage, etc. It will fall to you to analyse, recommend, and implement new technologies and improvements to infrastructure, and evaluate, test and recommend appropriate technology for future network growth and software solutions. You will be required to perform thorough technical analysis of any incident on Microsoft & network infrastructure and in-house systems and escalate/liaise with other teams/departments when necessary to resolve an incident. You will report to the Divisional Finance Director and will need to communicate with efficiency and accuracy any progress and/or delays. You will be called on to provide after-hours on-call support and other duties as assigned. You will also need to be willing to travel to offices across the country for maintenance and installations when required. To apply you should have Matric coupled with a MCITP Qualification and 5+ years relevant working experience. A Computer Science Degree would be preferred. Your solid 5+ years’ experience should include strong knowledge in a networking environment (Windows 2008R2/2012/2012R2/2016 server) with Active Directory in a multi-server environment and in-depth knowledge of networking technologies including HP Switches, Routers, Firewalls (Cisco & FortiNet), Wireless APs, Layer 2-3 network equipment, DHCP, DNS, and WAN/LAN security procedures. You will need to be experienced in infrastructure support, design, migration and implementation of Microsoft technologies including Active Directory and have solid experience in virtualization using Hyper-V platform with knowledge of VMWare. You will need to have a strong technical aptitude and experience with a wide variety of technologies. The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills (fluent English - written and verbal) and a strong customer and quality focus. This position would suit someone with a sense of initiative, resourcefulness, autonomy, and the ability to work efficiently; an organised individual with good time management skills; a team player with a great team spirit and someone with the ability to rapidly learn and evaluate new tools and technology when required. If this describes you and you are looking for an environment where you will be able to develop professionally and build a rewarding career, then please send your CV to Bridget.lydall@btgrecruit.co.zaOur client has been operating in South Africa for nearly a century and are part of a global organisation. They pride themselves on delivering world-class products and services to the core markets they serve. They are looking for a Network and Infrastructure Manager to be based in the IT department in JHB. The role requires cross functional interaction and the successful incumbent will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence in supporting a vast array of platforms. Responsibilities will include providing day-to-day support for platform and network operation requests; maintaining and supporting all network hardware, including switches, firewalls, and access points; installing, configuring and troubleshooting HPE Servers, Windows Server (2008R2 – 2016), Hyper-V Platform, and MS SQL Server; and continuously monitoring the capacity and performance of the company's IT resources network, servers, storage, etc. It will fall to you to analyse, recommend, and implement new technologies and improvements to infrastructure, and evaluate, test and recommend appropriate technology for future network growth and software solutions. You will be required to perform thorough technical analysis of any incident on Microsoft & network infrastructure and in-house systems and escalate/liaise with other teams/departments when necessary to resolve an incident. You will report to the Divisional Finance Director and will need to communicate with efficiency and accuracy any progress and/or delays. You will be called on to provide after-hours on-call support and other duties as assigned. You will also need to be willing to travel to offices across the country for maintenance and installations when required. To apply you should have Matric coupled with a MCITP Qualification and 5+ years relevant working experience. A Computer Science Degree would be preferred. Your solid 5+ years’ experience should include strong knowledge in a networking environment (Windows 2008R2/2012/2012R2/2016 server) with Active Directory in a multi-server environment and in-depth knowledge of networking technologies including HP Switches, Routers, Firewalls (Cisco & FortiNet), Wireless APs, Layer 2-3 network equipment, DHCP, DNS, and WAN/LAN security procedures. You will need to be experienced in infrastructure support, design, migration and implementation of Microsoft technologies including Active Directory and have solid experience in virtualization using Hyper-V platform with knowledge of VMWare. You will need to have a strong technical aptitude and experience with a wide variety of technologies. The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills (fluent English - written and verbal) and a strong customer and quality focus. This position would suit someone with a sense of initiative, resourcefulness, autonomy, and the ability to work efficiently; an organised individual with good time management skills; a team player with a great team spirit and someone with the ability to rapidly learn and evaluate new tools and technology when required. If this describes you and you are looking for an environment where you will be able to develop professionally and build a rewarding career, then please send your CV to Bridget.lydall@btgrecruit.co.za